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Lu Yan said to an official with a Chinese character face and a weathered and somewhat hunchbacked craftsman beside him, that the rifled gun was the first to be made by this somewhat hunchbacked craftsman.

After receiving the order of the prince, the subordinate did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered people to go all out to carry out the research and development work. can be completed as scheduled, everything is due to the prince's blessing, and the lower officials dare not take credit. ”

This very square-looking official is obviously not as upright as he seems, and if he pat himself on the back, he will open his mouth.

Lu Yan smiled and shook his head, there are officials in the Ming Dynasty who are virtuous, and there are many sycophants, it seems that this should be the latter.

"Don't talk to me about these useless things."

Lu Yan interrupted him and said.

"In the future, your task is to organize craftsmen to deliver qualified weapons and develop new ones. In addition, we must be kind to those craftsmen and not deduct their wages. As long as you do a good job, this king will definitely reward you. ”

"The prince's words must be kept in mind at all times, and he will never dare to forget them in the slightest."

The official with the face of the national character hurriedly said with a flattering face.

Lu Yan nodded, and then said: "What this king said definitely counts, this king will crown you and the craftsman as a first-class hereditary baron, and reward 2oo taels of silver, both of which can be shaded by a son...... Scholar. ”

Originally, Yin Yizi was born as a prisoner. But Guozijian is not in his hands, so Lu Yan can only give their children a reputation for showing talent.

Hearing this, the face of the national character and the craftsman were overjoyed.

They hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you, Lord Wang! Thank you for your great kindness! ”

"Thank you for your great kindness!!"

Especially the craftsman. I just cried tears of joy.

From now on, he will be the lord, and the status of their family will also change completely, and he will fly directly to the branches to become a phoenix, and even become a member of the scholars in the future.

And he also completely glorified his ancestors, becoming the most promising person in the eighteenth generation of his ancestors.

Lu Yan smiled lightly, his hereditary baron would be demoted by one rank every generation. Therefore, there is no need to worry that too many titles will cause too much burden on the imperial court in the future.

He stepped forward and lifted up the official and the craftsman.

"Do a good job in the future. Work hard to improve these firearms, as long as you do a good job, this king will be rewarded. ”

Lu Yan said.

"Please rest assured, this official will definitely do his best to improve these firearms. Promise not to disappoint the prince. ”

Guozi face hurriedly patted his chest and said.

It can be seen from his flushed expression that his words are absolutely sincere.

This is a hereditary baron of the first rank, if it is a normal time, where would he have the opportunity to obtain such a title.

Lu Yan nodded, and then let them go.

After they left, Qi Jiguang said, "Lord Wang, is this too heavy a reward?" ”

"It's not heavy, they fully deserve this reward for their deeds."

Lu Yan shook his head and said.

As long as the Mini rifle can be developed, the two first-class barons are nothing, even if it is to reward them with two first-class viscounts.

And he can be regarded as a horse bone this time. When those craftsmen learned of this, they must have done everything possible to develop new weapons, and this opportunity to change the fate of them and future generations is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"I'm afraid some officials won't say yes."

Qi Jiguang thought for a while and said.

Knighthood is the real big thing. From then on, it will be regarded as joining the ranks of the nobles.

Those civil officials estimated that it was hopeless to be knighted, but those craftsmen were easily knighted, how could they not be blushing.

"It's okay, if anyone is unhappy that they should come to me."

Lu Yan said with a smile.

Now his subordinates have not formed a very strong official force, and those Ming Dynasty officials dare not oppose too much even if they are dissatisfied, so as not to make Lu Yan unhappy.

And since ancient times. The emperors of the opening dynasty were very strong.

Because they have built down this country, they can make the system as they want.

And in Confucian terms. This is called the ancestral system, and the emperors of later generations must follow it.

Lu Yan even planned to compile a book of "Emperor's Ancestral Teachings" like Zhu Yuanzhang to regulate some of the behaviors of the imperial dynasty.

He would find ways to improve the status of the craftsman, and he would make it mandatory for future generations.

Of course, he knew that future generations would not necessarily follow his words exactly, but it was better to do better than nothing.

After returning to the prince, Lu Yan found that Zhang Juzheng was waiting for him in the mansion.

"Lord Wang, I need you to make up your mind about this matter."

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

Lu Yan nodded, and then took the fold in his hand.

Lu Yan is not a person who likes to deal with government affairs, so many things are handed over to Zhang Juzheng and Xiao He.

They are all real talents, and Lu Yan believes that they will be able to handle all kinds of affairs.

Only when they can't make up their minds about some big things, they will hand it over to him to solve it personally.

After reading the twists and turns, Lu Yan's face showed a contemplative expression.

It turned out that an official in Changzhou suggested that some people who were officials in the Ming Dynasty occupied a large amount of land in Changzhou.

According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, these people could receive a great reduction in taxes, or even a complete exemption from taxes.

This caused great difficulties in the collection of taxes in Changzhou, so he asked whether to tax these people.

Lu Yan knows this official's mind very well, although he is now living in peace with the Ming Dynasty, but even many civilians know that the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and him is not harmonious, and his rule can only be described as a country within a country.

Those people were in front of the Ming Dynasty's officials, and they were even plotting how to deal with him, but they enjoyed tax exemption under his jurisdiction, which was obviously unreasonable.

The reason for this request was made by the official. It is estimated that most of them are loyal elements.

"Lord Wang, how should this matter be handled?"

Zhang Juzheng asked.

It's not that difficult, it's just too big. Therefore, Lu Yan must make up his own mind.

Lu Yan didn't answer immediately, but thought about it carefully.

In fact, it is not as some people think, that scholars do not have to pay taxes at all, but that they enjoy a certain amount of tax exemption according to their official positions, whether they are official officials, and whether they are Beijing officials.

For example, in 1545, it was stipulated that the Jingguan of the three products and the three products could be exempted from 2o stone of grain and 2o ding of people.

&nbD refers to the exemption of 2o individuals from forced labor, which is a very important benefit. Because in ancient times, forced labor often ruined people's homes.

Later, the imperial court allowed the provinces to decide on preferential exemptions, which means that you can set your own local preferential exemption ratios.

The result is complicated by this. For example, Zhengsanpin in Wujin County, Nanzhili, can be exempted from 67o acres of quasi-field, instead of 2o stone grain.

It is precisely because of this privilege of the scholar that many people have just been promoted or become jinshi, and a large number of people will go to serve. This way they can enjoy tax exemption.

In fact, there was not as much land as the scholars thought.

In the words of some people, the difficulty of urging science lies not in the scholars, not in the people, but in the doctors who are entrusted by the people.

"In that case, they are ordered to pay all taxes, and the conscription may be temporarily exempted from servitude for five years."

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

After all, it is a scholar, and if a scholar is allowed to serve as a servant, then what is the decency of a scholar. Some of the necessary face still has to be given.

"There are also those jinshi and juren, who reduce their tax incentives to Xiucai, and Xiucai will not move."

Lu Yan continued.

"Lord Wang. If you do, it can be messy. ”

Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said.

Although the Ming Dynasty was ostensibly a dynasty of the Zhu family, it was in fact ruled by scholars.

They are the real rulers of this society, and if Lu Yan does this, he may completely anger the entire ruling class.

Although Lu Yan's force is very strong, he still needs to rely on these scholars to govern the people.

Lu Yan said with a smile: "This king plans to hold a township test this year, if they want to become scholars again." Let's take the exam. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but suddenly realize. It turned out that Lu Yan wanted to force those gentry to stand in line.

If they don't come to the exam, it means that they still have their hearts set on the Ming Dynasty and still want to be loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

If they come to take the exam, it means that they may have planned to surrender to Lu Yan.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng still didn't guess Lu Yan's idea, originally Lu Yan was considering whether to take this opportunity to have a gentry to pay for food.

But soon he dismissed the idea because the timing was not right.

Now is the period of conquering the world, in the words of later generations, what he should do is to unite all the forces that can be united, so as to reduce the resistance to seize the world.

When the world is laid, the new dynasty should naturally have a new atmosphere.

When the time comes, the criticism that should be criticized and the suppression that should be suppressed.

All he needs to do is postpone reform for two years.

Moreover, he also dealt a severe blow to the lower gentry class, making them have to pay food and salary for two years.

But he also gave them hope that they wouldn't be forced into a desperate rebellion.

Moreover, this can be regarded as clearing a lot of resistance to the gentry's integrated payment, and greatly weakening the strength of the gentry class.

"By the way, there's one more big thing. The imperial court sent someone to say that the wedding team had already left Beijing, and hoped that we would send someone to greet it in time. In addition, they want to discuss with us whether they can support some taxes from the imperial court, and now the imperial court is about to uncover the pot. ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lu Yan almost laughed.

Many places in the north rely on Jiangnan for supplies, not only the army, but also the imperial palace.

Some palace maids, eunuchs, and even imperial concubines and emperors' clothes were made in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Now that these places have all fallen into the hands of Lu Yan, of course it is impossible for Lu Yan to continue to supply all kinds of tribute to the palace for free, so isn't he wronged?

He could fully imagine what the palace would have become without Jiangnan's supply.

No clothes are distributed to the imperial concubines, palace maids, and eunuchs, but it is estimated that not only do they not have a silver distribution now, but even the food supply of the palace will become a problem, and it is estimated that the palace has already complained about it now.

"I know, when the marriage giver comes, we'll discuss it slowly."

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

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